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Jose Tello
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Kay Kyser Tunes?

#1 Post by Jose Tello » Sat Apr 20, 2013 9:59 pm

Hey everyone. I was watching "Stage Door Canteen", a classic B&W film from the '40s with Kay Kyser and Benny Goodman... and I got to thinking, I don't really hear many Kay Kyser tunes DJ'd or even spoken of.

In the film he sounded fantastic. Why is it that we don't hear many of his songs? Or am I mistaken?

Here is the clip, by the way: http://youtu.be/YiQnDyAO9rg?t=33m22s

(Unless I'm mistaken and that's not Kay Kyser. Although the bandstands read "KK")

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Re: Kay Kyser Tunes?

#2 Post by Eyeball » Sat Apr 20, 2013 11:24 pm

Jose Tello wrote:Hey everyone. I was watching "Stage Door Canteen", a classic B&W film from the '40s with Kay Kyser and Benny Goodman... and I got to thinking, I don't really hear many Kay Kyser tunes DJ'd or even spoken of.
He had a very good band that got better and better as they rolled into the 40s. His 30s work is very light-weight and relies on a lot of novelty tunes and sweet ballads.

Some of his 40s pop tunes are very good - SLOW BOAT TO CHINA seems to have been a big hit and gets reissued all the time.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oTyZAM4ROQQ

PUSHIN' SAND is the one title by KK that got a fair amount of play over the years as one of his few excursions into swinging instrumental tunes.

See what you think!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5_x5hZ1RkAQ

Wow - Alternate take
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HS42HI92Pxo

A Zoot Suit!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2Hq1Qv9N2U
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#3 Post by Jose Tello » Sun Apr 21, 2013 12:44 am

These are fantastic! Thanks!
I'm glad there's good Kyser recordings out there. :)

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#4 Post by Eyeball » Sun Apr 21, 2013 1:22 am

Jose Tello wrote:These are fantastic! Thanks!
I'm glad there's good Kyser recordings out there. :)
Super! Glad you like them!
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#5 Post by Eyeball » Wed Apr 24, 2013 4:13 pm

Mucho Kyser records and broadcasts on this page

http://www.firstpost.com/topic/person/k ... 499-1.html
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